Global Ethics Corner
Series produced by Carnegie Council
Global Ethics Corner is a weekly 2-minute interstitial examination of newsworthy ethical issues, hosted and produced by Carnegie Council Senior Fellow William Vocke.
The Global Ethics Corner is a weekly multimedia production that examines an intriguing ethical puzzle presented in international affairs. Host William Vocke presents alternative views and asks the listener to consider various implications. Available since October 2008, Global Ethics Corner can be featured both on-air as a radio module and on Web sites as a multi-media offering.
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Global Ethics Corner: Occupy Wall Street: Does Rising Income Inequality Threaten American Democracy?
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Does rising income inequality pose a threat to American democracy? This question has long been taboo in American politics. Yet as "Occupy Wall Stre...
- Added: Oct 18, 2011
- Length: 02:00
According to NASA, over 135 million pieces of man-made metal debris orbit the Earth. While the space race may be over, someone's got to do the clea...
- Added: Oct 11, 2011
- Length: 02:00
As the UN Security Council weighs the Palestinian bid, is the U.S. right to oppose UN membership? Would Palestinian membership to the UN threaten f...
- Added: Oct 03, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Is a far-reaching Chinese navy a threat to American naval superiority or to the West? Is China simply a major power, peacefully rising and pursuing...
- Added: Sep 26, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Do laws that make it a crime to deny the existence of genocide help to lessen the chances of renewed conflict? Or, do they stifle freedom of speech...
- Added: Sep 19, 2011
- Length: 02:00
As we take stock of the decade since 9/11, the lessons we have learned are still unclear. Ten years on, analysts impart contentious lessons that ma...
- Added: Sep 13, 2011
- Length: 02:00
A proposed Canadian pipeline would transport bitumen from the tar sands of Alberta to refineries on the Gulf Coast, crossing the border. Is Keyston...
- Added: Sep 08, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Instead of taking a leadership role, U.S. politicians merely "kicked the can down the road" to resolve the debt ceiling crisis, kicking off a U.S. ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Governments and corporations are under serious and growing threat from cyber attacks. Which do you favor: a strategy that seeks out hackers and pun...
- Added: Aug 05, 2011
- Length: 02:00
The power of belief is terrifying. Do you believe anything strongly enough to take a life without the sanction of authorities? Can any belief justi...
- Added: Aug 05, 2011
- Length: 02:00
World population may hit 10.1 billion by the year 2100. Are population issues individual choices or are they fundamental concerns of public policy?...
- Added: Jul 15, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Can you acknowledge dissenters as patriots? Can you dissent and still sing the national anthem wholeheartedly? Can you live in a middle ground?
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- Added: Jul 11, 2011
- Length: 02:00
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Should the president be supported by the legislative branch when making difficult foreign policy decisions requiring the use of force? How does thi...
- Added: Jul 11, 2011
- Length: 02:00
In "To Kill a Mockingbird" an innocent man is wrongfully sentenced. The author argues that all we can do in the face of injustice is try, accept, a...
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- Added: Jun 30, 2011
- Length: 02:00
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The intervention in Libya is the first major action authorized by the Security Council under the "responsibility to protect." Should we take milita...
- Added: Jun 30, 2011
- Length: 02:00
The Chinese economy and defense budget have grown at an enormous rate over the past five years. Do you think that this will lead to global confront...
- Added: Jun 10, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Within weeks of independence for Southern Sudan, the Northern Sudanese Army annexed the disputed town of Abyei. Should Southern Sudan respond milit...
- Added: Jun 03, 2011
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Can corruption be legitimized by common usage, legal process, or subsequent legislation? Should old crimes go unpunished by legislative amnesty? Or...
- Added: Jun 01, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Could SEAL Team 6 have captured bin Laden alive? Should training for elite military forces prioritize thoughtfulness at the risk of indecision?
- Added: Jun 01, 2011
- Length: 02:00
Created and managed by Carnegie Council Ethics Studio and written by Senior Fellow William Vocke, Global Ethics Corner is a weekly 2 minute segment...
- Added: May 16, 2011
- Length: 02:00
